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STUDIO

For anyone dreaming of taking their improv to the next level, or gaining a deeper understanding of the core concepts so you can play confidently in any style, format, or performance. All courses include a final performance at our monthly student showcase Side Show.

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Prerequisite: Foundations series, or by video interview/audition.

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STATUS & CHARACTER

Led by Ali Froggatt
See upcoming dates below!

This course will give you tools and training to spontanously create believable and entertaining characters in scenes. We will explore techniques of status and power dynamics, physical acuity, outragous attitudes and more. We will mine the comedic potential of authentic human behaiour, so you can expand your character range and create compelling stories in any improvisational style. Side Show Performance on the final class. 

Inspired by the Bechdel Test—coined by American cartoonist Alison Bechdel to highlight how rarely women in film talk to each other about something other than a man—this workshop invites participants to explore gender representation in storytelling. Through discussion and creative exercises, we’ll examine how our narratives can move beyond traditional tropes, create space for a wider range of identities and experiences, and reflect the full complexity of human relationships.

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Workshop & Format created by Lisa Rowland & BATS Improv

THE BECHDEL TEST

Led by Ali Froggatt & Rina Shimomura
See upcoming dates below!

MAESTRO INTENSIVE

Led by Jeff Gladstone & Rina Shimomura
See upcoming dates below!

Come immerse yourself in one of the most popular improvisation formats played around the world. Jeff and Rina will guide you through the philosophy and spirit of Maestro, within the structure of a performance. Warm up, Ensemble building, Skills, drills and reps, Run through the format, and post performance notes. Come experience the good nature, support, and spirit of Maestro!

Impro Safari

with Veena Sood

​June 24th - June 26th 
6PM - 9PM

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“DON’T CONCENTRATE! DON’T THINK! DON’T BE CLEVER, & BE OBVIOUS! Keith Johnstone

 

Veena Sood guides you through a 3-day course of mindfully- designed exercises that focus on the most underrated improv tool of all: being your actual human self.

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​Participants will explore how to mine authentic human behavior in their work while creating true connection. Learn games to create status & power dynamics, create authentic connection with your partner, while also creating a story. A final performance is scheduled as part of the course.

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The Art of Audience Care

with Ali Froggatt

​July 3rd - July 24th 
6PM - 8PM

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The audience is nothing to be afraid of!

 

This workshop is designed for performers who aspire to transform interactions with their audience into unforgettable theatrical experiences. We focus on the art of engaging directly with the audience to gain personal stories over simple suggestions. Through this approach, performers learn to create a charming and meaningful connection, making each performance uniquely resonant with the audience.

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Impro & Realism

with Frank Totino

August 2nd - 6th ​

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In life we learn to read each other and to recognize the meaning of spontaneous behaviours in others. Spontaneity is real. Reality is spontaneous.

 

First will be an exploration of some concepts of human behaviour through Impro exercises designed (by Keith Johnstone and others) to create experiential learning in this area.

 

We will apply the concepts to improvised performance and, if there is an interest, to text and scene work. We won’t change the writing, but we will find that there are many ways of exploring it on the way to something meaningful.

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UPCOMING CLASSES

Our Services

TIGHTROPE IMPRO THEATRE

2343 Main St, Vancouver, BC

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